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goes on, the less there is as claim of responsibility the more likely it is domestic rather than some al-qaeda or jihadist group. i think if that were the case we would have heard from them. >> that's usually the case. >> that we showed you we can still attack you on your soil. >> yeah. >> but who knows? who knows? but it does raise the question, you know, and all we can do is look at what's going on and just kind of scratch our heads and wonder. a couple of questions i think it raises for me that i would like to get your take on this morning, 866-55-press, your reaction to this horrific event on monday just destroying what was a marvelous, almost national celebration of the marathon on patriot's day. it's not nufsh to know somebody who is running it or and itunusual to know somebody who is running it or and it becomes a festive weekend around patriot's day. and it will symbolizes boston brings together the people of boston. so your thoughts on that, number 1. 866-55-press. secondly, what does this mean? does it make you think twice about going where there are concentrations of people am? taki
goes on, the less there is as claim of responsibility the more likely it is domestic rather than some al-qaeda or jihadist group. i think if that were the case we would have heard from them. >> that's usually the case. >> that we showed you we can still attack you on your soil. >> yeah. >> but who knows? who knows? but it does raise the question, you know, and all we can do is look at what's going on and just kind of scratch our heads and wonder. a couple of questions i...
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they go to the open arms of al-qaeda. it's counterproductive, plus it's killing the wrong people. when he talked about that, i had to be honest with you, it's a fairly gruesome description. >> the drone strikes as the face of america to many yemens. i have spoken to many victims of the u.s. drone strikes. i recently in arden i spoke one of the dribble leaders present in 2009 at the place where the u.s. cruise missiles targeted the village. 40 civilians from killed including four pregnant women. the tribal leader and others tried to rescued victims but their bodies were so designated that it was impossible to differentiate between the women children and their animals. >> i'm going to bring a panel in here. we have chris moody linda bade, and michael shure from "the war room." i know some of the drone strikes are a no brain center terms of not doing them with the signature strikes where we kill people who we don't even know we're killing it's gruesome, and by the way, it's a war crime. but when you look at the overall picture, linda first of all is this the quote/unquote wrong time
they go to the open arms of al-qaeda. it's counterproductive, plus it's killing the wrong people. when he talked about that, i had to be honest with you, it's a fairly gruesome description. >> the drone strikes as the face of america to many yemens. i have spoken to many victims of the u.s. drone strikes. i recently in arden i spoke one of the dribble leaders present in 2009 at the place where the u.s. cruise missiles targeted the village. 40 civilians from killed including four pregnant...
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even as boston struggles to piece it's a back together, canadian police announced they have foiled an al-qaeda terror plot in toronto. at this time there is no evidence that it was connected to boston. this morning funerals were held for two of the victims. >> 29-year-old krystle campbell, a restaurant manager who was at the marathon, cheering on her boyfriend. friends describe her as have kind heart and wry sense of humor, and there was a funeral for lingzi lu, a chinese citizen who had just written her final exams link. an eight year old boy martin richard was killed as was a police officer. today a thousand mourners turned out to pay their respect. the west borough baptist church has threatened to picket the funerals because gay marriage is legal in massachusetts. but 200 teamsters came out to protect the mourners and the protesters were nowhere to be seen. there was a moment of silence for the victims, the city of boston, white house, house, senate and new york stock exchange all stopped pay their respect. dzhokhar tsarnaev is at boston's hospital. he is on vaent late for and handcuffed to
even as boston struggles to piece it's a back together, canadian police announced they have foiled an al-qaeda terror plot in toronto. at this time there is no evidence that it was connected to boston. this morning funerals were held for two of the victims. >> 29-year-old krystle campbell, a restaurant manager who was at the marathon, cheering on her boyfriend. friends describe her as have kind heart and wry sense of humor, and there was a funeral for lingzi lu, a chinese citizen who had...
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i was really annoyed at peter king who came out right away and said it looks like al-qaeda to me. who knows, right? we remember atlanta. we remember oklahoma city. what are the police saying in boston right now. >> they're not saying a lot. they kept denying they had a person of interest all day yesterday. police commissioner, ed davis explicitly said we do not have a suspect at brigham and women's hospital while there were cops surrounding the hospital and there was an armored vehicle outside. people could see the cops talking to somebody. so, you know, part of the thinking now this 20-year-old saudi national's apartment was searched in revere yesterday and several bags of stuff was taken away. some of the thinks was they weren't sure if he was involved. they wanted to investigate. they didn't want to tip anyone off. so they didn't give the full story. we still don't know if this guy has any connection. tweeted out about 3:00 this morning that the police told him the guy had nothing to do with it. there is a press report at 9:30. number one is based purely on math chances are the
i was really annoyed at peter king who came out right away and said it looks like al-qaeda to me. who knows, right? we remember atlanta. we remember oklahoma city. what are the police saying in boston right now. >> they're not saying a lot. they kept denying they had a person of interest all day yesterday. police commissioner, ed davis explicitly said we do not have a suspect at brigham and women's hospital while there were cops surrounding the hospital and there was an armored vehicle...
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i don't really think al-qaeda is sending out 19-year-old college kids. the fact the bomb was so crude lead a lot of experts to believe that it was not well funded -- >> and the fact they tried to stick up a 7-eleven. >> exactly. and this did not fit the al-qaeda profile at all. >> to that point the only thing really sophisticated this week was how it was carried out at the boston marathon, but the devices were crude as you pointed out. obviously they had financial concerns or -- and they didn't have a car. the fact that they are trying to carjack a mercedes and possibly later a honda or whatever they didn't have their means of transportation figured out. >> did not the 1 brother drive over the other brother this morning? >> the latest from police was last night after robbing the 7-eleven and shooting the police officer at mit that they carjacked the mercedes they kept the person in that car for a half hour and then dropped him off at a gas station and continued on. and then one transit police officer was wounded in an exchange, and then there's a questio
i don't really think al-qaeda is sending out 19-year-old college kids. the fact the bomb was so crude lead a lot of experts to believe that it was not well funded -- >> and the fact they tried to stick up a 7-eleven. >> exactly. and this did not fit the al-qaeda profile at all. >> to that point the only thing really sophisticated this week was how it was carried out at the boston marathon, but the devices were crude as you pointed out. obviously they had financial concerns or...
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al qaeda it does not. that makes us stronger, not weaker. we have the ability under the law of war to gather intelligence in a way to make sure that our country is safe from a future attacks. the ability to talk to individuals who may know about terrorist organizations plotting our future device is a long held concept. long-heldis a concept. i am asking this administration to leave on the table the option if the evidence warrants to designate this individual as an enemy combatant. what do we know? we know these two individuals embraced radical islamic thought, that there is ample evidence this was an attack inspired by radical ideology. they were not trying to rob a bank in boston. they slaughtered innocent people because they view us, the united states, as a colonial power, a christian nation. at the muslim world can be friend. i have traveled out the world and have that many people throughout the world of the islamic faith in our great allies and great friends of america. unfortunately, there is a small minority who would kill every muslim
al qaeda it does not. that makes us stronger, not weaker. we have the ability under the law of war to gather intelligence in a way to make sure that our country is safe from a future attacks. the ability to talk to individuals who may know about terrorist organizations plotting our future device is a long held concept. long-heldis a concept. i am asking this administration to leave on the table the option if the evidence warrants to designate this individual as an enemy combatant. what do we...
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surrounded the student that saudi arabia and al-qaeda. >> you know what's very interesting in this, the saudi national you know, the poor young guys splashed on the front payment in the "new york post," a lot of right wing chatter about a missing brown university student, might have been involved in this. and authorities said absolutely not. look, take a step back. there was an absolute burning desire to find a mideastern guy to be the suspect. and the "new york post" and other conservative outlets like glenn beck, they proved that they'll just make it up. it was such a burning desire to have the story fit the their at this that they wanted. that they were willing and they have the media tools to just start make stuff up and creating their own reality and creating their own parallel universe. where hey, it is a saudi. guess what. we decided it is a saudi. so that's the story we're going to go with because that's the story we want. if you just take a couple of seconds, imagine, you know, thank god glenn beck wasn't around on 9-11. thank god the fox news of today wasn't around on 9-11. th
surrounded the student that saudi arabia and al-qaeda. >> you know what's very interesting in this, the saudi national you know, the poor young guys splashed on the front payment in the "new york post," a lot of right wing chatter about a missing brown university student, might have been involved in this. and authorities said absolutely not. look, take a step back. there was an absolute burning desire to find a mideastern guy to be the suspect. and the "new york post"...
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and al qaeda has talked about that. but it's also a widely available bomb-making instructions on the internet. and it's been used by nonal qaeda groups, as well. i certainly don't want to rule out an al qaeda-inspired plot here. i just don't think that it points enough in that direction that we should rule out the other possibilities of some sort of domestic terrorism. >> mr. forest, the boston police have labeled this the most complex crime boston has ever had. why is that? how do you read that? what are they telling us? >> well, the scene is simply massive, a 12 block square area with cars. so it's taking them a long time to collect the data they need, the proverbial dots so they can look at all of those dots, all of that video, all of the physical evidence, all of the intelligence reporting, and start to slowly piece that together. it's an enormous task which is still going to take really days, not just hours. >> mr. lighter, can i just come back to this finish line? there was a grandstand. you had to have identifica
and al qaeda has talked about that. but it's also a widely available bomb-making instructions on the internet. and it's been used by nonal qaeda groups, as well. i certainly don't want to rule out an al qaeda-inspired plot here. i just don't think that it points enough in that direction that we should rule out the other possibilities of some sort of domestic terrorism. >> mr. forest, the boston police have labeled this the most complex crime boston has ever had. why is that? how do you...
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this would be the al qaeda in the caucasus branch of al qaeda. we even know that the number two was there in 1997. there are several groups in chechnya and dagestan that have been deemed terrorists organizations by the united states and there are laws and insurgencies in those countries in those republics that resulted in so many bad attacks on russia we should have a certain amount of sympathy for what russia has gone through as a result of al qaeda's orientated attacks by the islamic extremists groups. >> it does seem that like jose padilla there might have been anger there about chechnya and using that as a rationale for joining jihady movements. having said that. one of the things that gets pointed out continuously is that if you are chechen, your beef is with russia and not the united states. >> yes but to a point. remember, chris, it's not just the chechnya conflict that was involved here. dagestan is really the far more important place to look. let's keep chechnya to the side. it's dagestan where he went. he probably was not just visiting
this would be the al qaeda in the caucasus branch of al qaeda. we even know that the number two was there in 1997. there are several groups in chechnya and dagestan that have been deemed terrorists organizations by the united states and there are laws and insurgencies in those countries in those republics that resulted in so many bad attacks on russia we should have a certain amount of sympathy for what russia has gone through as a result of al qaeda's orientated attacks by the islamic...
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learning how to make bombs from an online magazine published by al qaeda. meanwhile, we're hearing more from the suspect's family members. today the lawyer for the wife of tamerlan tsarnaev says the bombing caused her and her family extreme distress and she was stunned to learn of her husband's alleged involvement. >> the reports of involvement by her husband and brother-in-law came as an absolute shock to them all. >> and in dagestan, the suspect's mother is adamant that her sons are innocent. >> what happened is a terrible thing, but i know that my kids have nothing to do with this. i know it. i am mother. >> joining us now from boston is nbc news national investigative correspondent michael isikoff. and frank silufo, director of the homeland security policy institute at george washington university. good afternoon, to both of you. mike, as the investigations continue both here and oversea, we understand that investigators are confident these brothers acted alone. even as their family members express utter bafflement. what are we learning about the larger
learning how to make bombs from an online magazine published by al qaeda. meanwhile, we're hearing more from the suspect's family members. today the lawyer for the wife of tamerlan tsarnaev says the bombing caused her and her family extreme distress and she was stunned to learn of her husband's alleged involvement. >> the reports of involvement by her husband and brother-in-law came as an absolute shock to them all. >> and in dagestan, the suspect's mother is adamant that her sons...
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al qaeda and an islamic jihadist extended the battlefield to the united states. in this war we're in, that's what makes it unique and different. is that the battlefield has extended to the united states. therefore, to me, a soldier in that war or an enemy combatant in that war is, in fact, an enemy combatant, not just an ordinary criminal if he's captured here, even if he's captured here in the united states. again i want to emphasize he would be getting a civilian trial and none of the evidence that's brought out in this interrogation could be used against him. it's solely for the purpose of intelligence. >> this issue of radicalization in the islamic community, does this mean anybody with radical views should be viewed as an enemy combatant as a threat? because there seems to be a fine line here. so he got radicalized. the brother got radicalized. but if there's no connection to some sort of organized terrorist organization, do you treat them as an enemy combatant and do you worry that then suddenly we're going to treat any potential radical, somebody who's got
al qaeda and an islamic jihadist extended the battlefield to the united states. in this war we're in, that's what makes it unique and different. is that the battlefield has extended to the united states. therefore, to me, a soldier in that war or an enemy combatant in that war is, in fact, an enemy combatant, not just an ordinary criminal if he's captured here, even if he's captured here in the united states. again i want to emphasize he would be getting a civilian trial and none of the...
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he read an online publication proud by al-qaeda. they were not connected to any large -- that this was -- they're calling self-radicalized from the web site, from perhaps mischa. what we've discussed earlier. lots more stuff coming out. fascinating details. 29 minutes after the hour. right back on "the stephanie miller show." compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. this show is about analyzing criticizing, and holding policy to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i am given to doing anyway. staying in tough with everything that is going on politically and putting my
he read an online publication proud by al-qaeda. they were not connected to any large -- that this was -- they're calling self-radicalized from the web site, from perhaps mischa. what we've discussed earlier. lots more stuff coming out. fascinating details. 29 minutes after the hour. right back on "the stephanie miller show." compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning...
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>> the islamic world and certainly not to al-qaeda in terms of their world, it doesn't have any iconic significance. >> i'm sure what was going through the president's mind is we don't know who was doing it. was it tax day? you just don't know. so i think his attitude is lets not put any inference into it, let's make clear we will get the people responsible. >> anything you say could prejudge. >> and have reverberations all over the world. >> for those who hate america and new its history, monday had significant meaning. in hawaii monday was a holiday, patriots day's commemorating the first shots fired in the revolution. >> the real patriots day is april 19th. that's the day that counts for people on the extreme right in the united states. as it happens, massachusetts celebrates patriots day on the third monday of the month. >> but about international terrorists, there is this fact. april has seen it's share of random violence, aimed at the innocent and vulnerable in public places. >> all right. were there any public apologize, any corrections issued? of course not. joining me now with
>> the islamic world and certainly not to al-qaeda in terms of their world, it doesn't have any iconic significance. >> i'm sure what was going through the president's mind is we don't know who was doing it. was it tax day? you just don't know. so i think his attitude is lets not put any inference into it, let's make clear we will get the people responsible. >> anything you say could prejudge. >> and have reverberations all over the world. >> for those who hate...
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qaeda groups. was he meeting with islamic terrorists? i don't see how you can say there's no broader plot. i pray there wasn't but we don't know yet in and for the administration to say this is open and shut, just these two guys, let's move along, to me it fits a pattern we saw in benghazi and continues today. nell neil we -- >> neil: we know the fbi was alerted to tamerlan and his trips. gone through everything, his associations, everything about the guy, and they gave him the clean bill of health. they couldn't we d anything. we do know enough that about. we also know there might have been other requests for information on the younger brother. but there was enough outside interest expressed abroad to at least look at one of these suspects here that -- it does stretch credulity to wonder if it was left to just these guys? >> by the way, let's not forget, there were additional arrests in connection with this case over the weekend in the boston area. there will five additional arrests connected to t
qaeda groups. was he meeting with islamic terrorists? i don't see how you can say there's no broader plot. i pray there wasn't but we don't know yet in and for the administration to say this is open and shut, just these two guys, let's move along, to me it fits a pattern we saw in benghazi and continues today. nell neil we -- >> neil: we know the fbi was alerted to tamerlan and his trips. gone through everything, his associations, everything about the guy, and they gave him the clean bill...
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he was the spokesman for al qaeda after 9/11. there was a disturbing pattern of not gathering intelligence when that opportunity exists. i will grab a pen and pad and we will go next door and i will answer questions about what you have about the fbi. we're way to observe a moment of silence here for the folks in boston. >> she was very bright, very political, which is why she and lincoln got together in the first place. she spoke several languages fluently. she was extremely well educated. she had all of these things going for her, but she had suffered a series of tremendous emotional blows. >> three of her four children died. one in the white house, 1 cervelli after her husband's assassination. the times of grief this woman was going through were amazing. but folks demonize her for that, thought she was crazy. not, we find out she was crazy. mary todd was a very significant person and i hope that we can ofe day better use the range things that insolence her life, not just a tragedy. >> more about mary todd lincoln in our convers
he was the spokesman for al qaeda after 9/11. there was a disturbing pattern of not gathering intelligence when that opportunity exists. i will grab a pen and pad and we will go next door and i will answer questions about what you have about the fbi. we're way to observe a moment of silence here for the folks in boston. >> she was very bright, very political, which is why she and lincoln got together in the first place. she spoke several languages fluently. she was extremely well...
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behind that, you get groups such as al qaeda. if you look at 84 attacks coming out of those groups compared to four from al qaeda, how do you they are apples and oranges except for the fact that they fit our inclusion criteria. a lot of terrorism and the united states is born and raised here. host: based on your background in this, are there any parallels to what happened in the oklahoma city bombing, to what we potentially could see with the 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev, who is about to be charged probably later this week? guest: it certainly well within the cards. if he is convicted, what will be the fifth largest act of terrorism in the united states, then went on to be involved in the murder of another law enforcement official, and then went on to throw improvised explosive devices out of two cars, one of which was a carjacked vehicle. this is an extraordinary example of violence. depending on evidence, which i certainly have no inside knowledge of, this has the potential to go to trial. host: one day after the bombings took
behind that, you get groups such as al qaeda. if you look at 84 attacks coming out of those groups compared to four from al qaeda, how do you they are apples and oranges except for the fact that they fit our inclusion criteria. a lot of terrorism and the united states is born and raised here. host: based on your background in this, are there any parallels to what happened in the oklahoma city bombing, to what we potentially could see with the 19-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev, who is about to be...
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qaeda, were substantially, you know, substantially supported by al qaeda. and so, coming up with the legal justification to label them enemy combatants, it's a real stretch. >> we've got some sound from senator chuck schumer this morning. i want to play this sound and let's talk about it on the other side. take a listen. >> there's plenty of evidence. they don't need his confession to get him in a trial. so i don't think we have to cross the line and say he should be an enemy combatant, which could be challenged in court. >> goldie, what's even behind this? what's behind this idea that he should be labeled? >> i don't know what's behind it, but i do know that, you know, trying to label this young man as an enemy combatant is akin to trying to hop across the pacific ocean on a pogo stick. it just doesn't mesh. at the end of the day, he is an american citizen. this american land is not a battlefield at this time. there is nothing to support that. and so this young man deserves a trial in a criminal court, in this country. he cannot be tried in a military trib
qaeda, were substantially, you know, substantially supported by al qaeda. and so, coming up with the legal justification to label them enemy combatants, it's a real stretch. >> we've got some sound from senator chuck schumer this morning. i want to play this sound and let's talk about it on the other side. take a listen. >> there's plenty of evidence. they don't need his confession to get him in a trial. so i don't think we have to cross the line and say he should be an enemy...
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behind that, you get groups -- such as al qaeda. if you look at 84 attacks coming out of those groups compared to four from al qaeda, how do you compare? a lot of terrorism and the united states is born and raised here. based on your background in this, are there any parallels to what happened in the oklahoma , to what we potentially could see with the ,9-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev who is about to be charged probably later this week? guest: it certainly well within the cards. if he is convicted, what will be the fifth largest act of terrorism in the united states, then went on to be involved in the murder of another law enforcement official, and then went on to throw improvised explosive devices out of two cars, one of which was a carjacked vehicle. is an extraordinary example of violence. the pentagon evidence -- depending on evidence, which i certainly have no inside knowledge of, this has the potential to go to trial. host: one day after the bombings took place, the other was killed in that shooting in watertown, massachusetts, t
behind that, you get groups -- such as al qaeda. if you look at 84 attacks coming out of those groups compared to four from al qaeda, how do you compare? a lot of terrorism and the united states is born and raised here. based on your background in this, are there any parallels to what happened in the oklahoma , to what we potentially could see with the ,9-year-old dzhokhar tsarnaev who is about to be charged probably later this week? guest: it certainly well within the cards. if he is...
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al qaeda's, you know, leadership has been significantly degraded. so what you have is these sort of al qaeda inspired events happening all over. >> richard haas -- >> you say something about what we've learned in new york about how we reduce the chances that young men get radicalized, get inspired, or if they do how do we get the community leadership to turn them in, to basically work with you rather than shield them? >> we have an awful lot of community support here. i think it's just not logical to think that the community is going to know about young men becoming radicalized. they know that they're being watched. they know they're being watched by their own community. so what we see is very, very small groups or individuals who are -- who are doing this. they're not advertising it. now, you know, in retrospect you can say, well, he started to act strangely or he did a series of things. but prior to an event happening, it's very difficult to identify. but in terms of community support, we think we have significant community support. from -- certai
al qaeda's, you know, leadership has been significantly degraded. so what you have is these sort of al qaeda inspired events happening all over. >> richard haas -- >> you say something about what we've learned in new york about how we reduce the chances that young men get radicalized, get inspired, or if they do how do we get the community leadership to turn them in, to basically work with you rather than shield them? >> we have an awful lot of community support here. i think...
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there was no immediate claim of responsibility, but such attacks are often a trademark of al- qaeda's iraqi wing. a major sell-off hit wall street today. stocks plunged after china reported its economic growth slowed in the first quarter, and commodity prices took a hit. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 266 points to close at 14,599. the nasdaq fell 78 points to close at 3216. there was relative quiet out of north korea today, as the communist state celebrated the birthday of its founder with a flower festival. lebrations were focusein pyongyang, and residents dressed in their finest clothing to lay flowers before statues of former north korean leaders. a day earlier, north korea rejected the south's offer of dialogue, calling it a "crafty trick." a federal judge in washington has refused to intervene in a detainee hunger strike at guantanamo bay, cuba. he ruled today that federal law bars judicial review of enemy combatant claims of mistreatment. a yemeni prisoner, musaab al- madhwani, had said he and other hunger strikers are denied drinking water and medical care and ke
there was no immediate claim of responsibility, but such attacks are often a trademark of al- qaeda's iraqi wing. a major sell-off hit wall street today. stocks plunged after china reported its economic growth slowed in the first quarter, and commodity prices took a hit. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 266 points to close at 14,599. the nasdaq fell 78 points to close at 3216. there was relative quiet out of north korea today, as the communist state celebrated the birthday of its...
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as i understand at the moment investigators believe that, in fact, this is not an al qaeda operation. it's not clear how these guys became radicalize bud they don't seem to think that they have any significant overseas connections and they don't seem to think, as i thk youuoted somebody there earlier, that they have any accomplices in the united states. so from the sounds of things they're a couple of what they call in the trade "loan wolves" who dreamt this all up on their own. who probably radicalized themselves perhaps over internet who may have even gotten the designs of their bombs over the internet and such people because they don't do the kinds of things that would attract the attention of intelligence agencies they're very hard to spot in advance. >> brown: bruce hoffman, what do you think they should be looking at now? what is the interesting part here? >> first and foremost the authorities will be combing through the computers to find out if they were in contact with anyone either in the united statesor overseas. if they were downloading for instance the sermons of anwar al-
as i understand at the moment investigators believe that, in fact, this is not an al qaeda operation. it's not clear how these guys became radicalize bud they don't seem to think that they have any significant overseas connections and they don't seem to think, as i thk youuoted somebody there earlier, that they have any accomplices in the united states. so from the sounds of things they're a couple of what they call in the trade "loan wolves" who dreamt this all up on their own. who...
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this background checks for al qaeda members, background checks for violent offenders, it will pass. thank you, joe manchin. we greatly appreciate it. >> joining us from capitol hill republican senator from arizona, senator john mccain. senator, you and i don't always agree on everything. but i could hug you this morning. and democratic senator from new york. >> i wish i was there. >> and democrat senator from new york, chuck shumchumer. >> where is my hug? >> you always get one from me. i'm serious. senator mccain what made you decide to vote yes? >> well, i just thought that the bill was appropriate, that t the -- i've always been opposed to to the gun show loophole so i thought it was the right thing to do. >> can i ask you, senator mccain? this vote is probably going to come up again. joe manchin will be working democrats. you certainly have a lot of influence over kelly ayotte in new hampshire. would you encourage her if she could be the deciding vote to support background checks? >> i've never done that in the years i've been here. i talk to kelly. i talk to many of my other co
this background checks for al qaeda members, background checks for violent offenders, it will pass. thank you, joe manchin. we greatly appreciate it. >> joining us from capitol hill republican senator from arizona, senator john mccain. senator, you and i don't always agree on everything. but i could hug you this morning. and democratic senator from new york. >> i wish i was there. >> and democrat senator from new york, chuck shumchumer. >> where is my hug? >> you...
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qaeda. how do you uncover a mindset that's pick up over the internet? how do you find the danger in the individual lone wolf? >> i think we can go in that regard. but i'm not going to not address another issue. a few minutes -- it was actually a short period of time after the bombing, my phone rang. and it was the white house staff calling me, saying as they did other boston officials, the full assets of the united states of america are there to help you. you just came from boston, chris. this is not a democratic/republican issue. to bring the president into this is really -- this isn't the right time to do it. >> i know. >> it's really disingenuous. you know, back to your question, we will learn a lot. it's been a progression. we have made such progress in the last ten years. i had a field hearing in homeland with my chair, mr. mccaul, in boston looking at where we've been in the last ten years. it's one of the best centers, anti-terrorist centers in the country. they do their job every day
qaeda. how do you uncover a mindset that's pick up over the internet? how do you find the danger in the individual lone wolf? >> i think we can go in that regard. but i'm not going to not address another issue. a few minutes -- it was actually a short period of time after the bombing, my phone rang. and it was the white house staff calling me, saying as they did other boston officials, the full assets of the united states of america are there to help you. you just came from boston, chris....
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it's been used by al qaeda, but it's also been advertised in domestic extremist web sites. what is important the components could potentially be traced back to reports of a circuit board being included. something like that might be relatively distinctive and that could be a key piece for the fbi to trace back. where that came from, how it was purchased and how ultimately it got in that bomb. you combine that with video and photos we are talking about and that is where you see this start. you hope to break wider open. >> guys, the patriots day on monday started with the red sox game at 11:00 in the morning. they came back and they won in walkoff fashion. obviously, things turned terrible from there. the red sox were back on the field in cleveland last night. a moment of silence at progressive field there before the indians hosted the red sox. it was the sox first game since the marathon attacks. the game mike napoli hit a three-run double that helped the red sox win the game and hanging in the dugout a jersey with the word "boston strong." and number 617 for the zip code whe
it's been used by al qaeda, but it's also been advertised in domestic extremist web sites. what is important the components could potentially be traced back to reports of a circuit board being included. something like that might be relatively distinctive and that could be a key piece for the fbi to trace back. where that came from, how it was purchased and how ultimately it got in that bomb. you combine that with video and photos we are talking about and that is where you see this start. you...